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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bereti
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Proto-Celtic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti.
Verb
*bereti
- to carry
Inflection
| Thematic present, ā-future, t-preterite, ā-subjunctive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *berū | *berennem | *bibrām | *bertū |
| 2nd singular | *beresi | *berītū | *bibrāsi | *bertes |
| 3rd singular | *bereti | *bere(to) | *bibrāti | *bert |
| 1st plural | *beromu | *beremmets | *bibrāmes | *bertomu |
| 2nd plural | *berete | *beretes, *bereswīs | *bibrāte | *bertete |
| 3rd plural | *beronti | *berentets | *bibrānti | *bertont |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *berām | *berānnem | — | |
| 2nd singular | *berāsi | *berātū | *berī | |
| 3rd singular | *berāti | *berā(to) | *beret | |
| 1st plural | *berāmes | *berāmmets | *beromu | |
| 2nd plural | *berāte | *berātes, *berāswīs | *beretīs | |
| 3rd plural | *berānti | *berāntets | *beront | |
| Passive voice | ||||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
| 1st singular | *berūr | — | *bibrār | — |
| 2nd singular | *beretar | — | *bibrātar | — |
| 3rd singular | *beretor | *beretey | *bibrātor | *brito |
| 1st plural | *berommor | — | *bibrāmmor | — |
| 2nd plural | *beredwe | — | *bibrādwe | — |
| 3rd plural | *berontor | *berentits | *bibrāntor | *britūnts |
| Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
| 1st singular | *berār | — | — | |
| 2nd singular | *berātar | — | *beretar | |
| 3rd singular | *berātor | — | *beror | |
| 1st plural | *berāmmor | — | *berommor | |
| 2nd plural | *berādwe | — | *beredwe | |
| 3rd plural | *berāntor | — | *berontor | |
Descendants
- Brythonic: *bėrɨd
- Middle Welsh: beru
- Middle Breton: beraff
- Breton: berañ
- Old Irish: beirid, berid, ·beir
- Irish: beir
- Manx: behr
- Scottish Gaelic: beir